Mandatory ANA Membership

the American Nurses' Association for all registered nurses. The �

issue is one of concept and not practicality in the near term, �

because their is no mechanism in existence in the United States �

through which such a requirement could be enforced. At the �

conceptual level, however, there are a number of factors �

confronting the profession of nursing in the contemporary �

environment that cause membership of all registered nurses in the �

American Nurses' Association to be a desirable goal.�

Factors Influencing the Issue of

The profession of nursing has become increasingly complex, �

as nurses assume greater responsibilities in the areas of �

clinical practice, education, and the advance of nursing science �

(Krouse and Holloran, 1992, pp. 62-64). The changing face of �

society impels the change in nursing (Loveridge, 1991, pp. 46-�

A serious shortage of professional nurses exists in most �

geographic areas of the United States, but is particularly acute �

in rural counties and towns (Higgins, 1990, p. B1). The causes �

of the shortage of professional nurses are many and varied. On �

one level, the personnel shortage itself is also a cause, because �

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re of patients; (2) the � � autonomy of nurses in the practice of their professional � � responsibilities; and (3) the relationships between nurses and � � their colleagues who practice as supervisors and administrators. �  ��� Nurses have traditionally taken quite seriously their � � commitment to the general welfare of patients. In this context, � � the traditional attitude of nurses has been that no changes �  P
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��should be made in the management of the delivery of health care � � services, if such changes would cause the general public to feel � � that fiscal and other management considerations take priority � � over patients' interests with nurses. Similarly, nurses have � � traditionally resisted any changes in the management of the � � delivery of health care services which they perceived would � � undermine their claim to autonomy in practice. �  ��� The issues of the professional personnel shortage in � � nursing, and professional autonomy in nursing are also � � interrelated. One of the major reasons professional nurses leave � � the profession is job dissatisfaction. Impingements on their � � autonomy in the practice of thei
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